Heinz von Falck

Heinz von Falck (2 February 1784-21 January 1813) was a colonel of the Prussian Army who fought during the Napoleonic Wars. Commanding a brigade of Prussian troops, he was killed by Napoleon himself in the Battle of Swiecie.

Biography
Heinz von Falck was born in Stettin, Pommerania in 1784. He enlisted in the Prussian Army in 1800 and served in the War of the Fourth Coalition in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. Falck fought at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt with honor and participated in the Polish campaigns of 1806-07 and 1813.

During the War of the Sixth Coalition of 1813, he was appointed Colonel of a regiment of Prussian musketeers. In the Battle of Swiecie he led a brigade of Prussian musketeers (two regiments) against French troops occupying strategic heights overlooking the battlefield, and led a charge on the French forces. Emperor Napoleon charged his unit and Napoleon himself slashed Falck with his sabre, killing him.